At the end of a season in which we finished 8th, the spotlight shines heavily on Mikel Arteta, and for good reason. As we go into the summer though, working off the assumption that he is the man who will be in charge going forward, we have to examine who else is subject to scrutiny. The manager is the figurehead, but while he has plenty to prove next season, so too does the Technical Director. I have to say, when Raul Sanllehi departed suddenly last summer, I was a little surprised that Edu stayed, because they worked very closely together, but his relationship with Arteta seemed good and I wonder if losing both the Head of Football and the Technical Director would have been seen as too...
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